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Had the same issue with my water tanks which are 9 years old. I just replaced with nice new clean ones. water leaking inside is just too much trouble

Can you tell me where you purchased the new water tanks? Thanks

08-10-2008 11:21 AM

windmutt

you my want to check the vent hose. The factory filed down the inside of the jose to make it fit to the vent. I replaced the hose which cracked where it was filed down and all was good.

04-03-2008 11:29 AM

sinead

Had the same issue with my water tanks which are 9 years old. I just replaced with nice new clean ones. water leaking inside is just too much trouble

06-17-2006 06:41 PM

anadem

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellosailor

you can buy a plastic welding kit for $50 or less.

Please can you give a pointer to a source for a welding kit? google is letting me down (or maybe it's my googling skills) and nowhere I've called has a clue ... I also need to fix a crack in a poly tank.

thanks!
alan

06-15-2006 10:38 PM

hellosailor

Peter-
You'll have to be more specific about where or how it is leaking. Sometimes a fitting can be replaced, or you can buy a plastic welding kit for $50 or less. That's like a hot melt glue gun, but it uses plastic sticks that match your tank material and fuses the crack with new material. Sometimes MarineTex will do, but getting anything to stick to poly is a gamble. Sometimes you can through-bolt a plate over the crack.
Sometimes it is simpler to just remove the tank and replace it.

It all depends on the details--which you haven't mentioned.

06-06-2006 10:10 AM

cklanac

Where is the tank leaking from? Has it cracked open, split a seam or leaking from a fitting?

05-25-2006 02:04 PM

plovering

Leaking water tank

I have a 40 DS and the forward poly water tank has started to leak. Any ideas on repair or replacement. I've had the V berth apart and it seem's the the tank could be removed rather simply.
Thanks, Peter, 40DS Iolite